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New Videohippos Video - "Narwhalz"

If you're sporting "video" in your band name, chances are you're gonna drop a couple few o' those bad boys. Baltimorean Band To Watch Videohippos are known for kinetic live shows 'n' bright-ass outfits, so what better way to step out in vid form than with a Centipede title sequence, a pink wizard outfit and yellow sports gear, wavy-gravy bubbles, day-glo animals (fish, melodic birds, monkeys, tigers, some sloth-y thing), and -- best of all -- Jim Triplett (guitar/vocals/keys) smiling like a kid on Christmas morn? Right, there is no better way. Grab a bowl of Fruit Loops and take a peek at joyous Nintendo-tenderizing, Narwhals-guesting, Meredith Moore-directed "Narwhalz."


We can't stop listening to Unbeast The Leash and Videohippos' hyberbeat hardcore keyboard pop. If you still haven't had a chance to check out the Wham City duo, grab this track...

Videohippos - "Toothsub" (MP3)

... and re-read their BTW for another cut. More goodness at MySpace.

Unbeast The Leash is out now via Monitor on CD, via Wildfire Wildfire on vinyl.

Videohippos on tour:
09/20 Rochester NY @ Boulder Coffee Co
09/21 London Ontario @ LOLA Festival *
09/23 Montreal Quebec @ Le Divan Orange
09/24 Ottowa Ontario @ 854 Bronson
09/25 Hamilton Ontario @ Casbah *
09/26 Waterloo Ontario @ 130 King St *
09/27 Toronto Ontario @ Sneaky Dee's
09/28 Brantford Ontario @ Ford Plant *
09/29 Barrie Ontario @ Young People's Center *
09/30 Detroit MI @ Scrummage University w/ Grass Canyon, Lobodomys
10/01 Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle w/ The Blow
10/02 Grand Rapids MI @ DAAC
10/03 Kalamazoo MI @ Rocketstar Cafe w/ Grass Canyon, Breezee One
10/04 Oberlin OH @ Dionysus Disco w/ Dan Deacon, Health, Crime Novels
10/05 Cincinnati OH @ Skull Lab
10/06 Pittsburgh PA @ Garfield Artworks
10/19-20 New York NY @ CMJ Festival
10/22 Charlottesville VA
10/23 Wilmington NC @ Bellafesta
10/24 Charleston SC
10/25 Savannah GA
10/26 Tampa FL
10/27 Sarasota FL
10/28 Miami FL
10/30 Tallahassee FL
11/01 Hattiesburg MS @ Thirsty Hippo
11/02 Pensacola FL
11/03 Atlanta GA
11/04 Athens GA
11/06 Asheville NC @ New French Bar w/ Ear Pwr
11/07 Blacksburg VA w/ Sad Cobras
11/08 Greensboro NC
11/09 Greenville NC @ Spazz w/ Hot Lava
11/10 Williamsburg VA @ Meridian Coffee House w/ Hot Lava
11/11 Richmond VA @ TBA w/ Google Earth, Hot Lava
* with DD/MM/YYYY

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6 Comments

Woah.

Posted by: Richie at 09/13/07 11:41 AM | Reply
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The "yellow sports gear" is actually armor from Dragonball Z. Vegeta, what's his powerlevel?

Posted by: Nappa at 09/13/07 11:44 AM | Reply
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this baltimore ironic-art-school-looking-like-borat's-website-dressed-like-an-australian's-nightmare shit has got to stop

Posted by: dayum at 09/13/07 2:16 PM | Reply
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Anyone know what kind of software someone would use to emulate 1980s videos?

Posted by: d at 09/13/07 5:51 PM | Reply
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IT'S OVER NINE THOUSANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!

Posted by: Ben at 09/13/07 11:44 PM | Reply
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Thank you, Dayum. Couldn't have said it better myself. This shit gives me migraines.

Posted by: Jim at 09/14/07 1:49 AM | Reply
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